Headlight for vehicles.



B. R. Govan. HEADLIGHT FOR VEHICLES. i APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1910.

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HEADLIGHTFOR VEHICLES,

Specification of Letters Estant.V

rammed sept, ai, icio.

I Application med :une 20,1910. serial No. 537,878.

To all whom itma'y-concemr f Be it known that I, BOWEN B. Govan, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper, State 'of useful"-i Uhts for Vehicles; and I- do-hereby declare tlie following to be a full, clear, .and exact description of the in-L vention, such as will enable others skilled ind the art to which it appertains to mieke and This invention relates to vehicles and has special reference to a headlight for vehicles adapted to be attached to the shaft or pole of a vehicle. Y A

' One object of the invention isto provide a novel device of this character wherein the. pole or shaft iron-will serve to carry a headlight arranged to project a beam ollight in front of a vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel forni oftubular light adapted to be applied to the shaft or pole ot a vehicle, lne-ans being provided for resilientlv supporting an electric lamp therein.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in lgeneral of a headlight ol novel construetimi adapted to he applied to the shat't or pole of a vehicle.

` The invention further consists in certain novel details of. construction and combinations oi' parts hereinafter fully described,

'illustrated in the accompanying drawings',

and specifically set torth in the claims. 5

ln the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like 'parts in the.

'and z--Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device as intended for application to a sha-ft.. Fig.- Q is a slioht modification ot' the invention as applied to a pole, the device beingshown in section.

The numeral 10 Y indicates a cylindrical casing which provided with suitable means to engage the end of av shaft or pole 1l. lletween the ends ot this easing is provided an internal annular flange 12 against. which rests an elastic washer 13 preferably'ot rubber-'and provided with a centrally disposedv opening 14. This washer is located in front. of the flange 1L and at 15 is indicated a reflector ofthe ordinary type, this reflector being provided at its inner end with a lamp socket 16 ,willi/.Ja is screwed through the opening in tneielastie washer 13 and into aV similar opening in a washer 17 held inlineing' the socket -disposed opening spaced By thus hav-V engage both 'are nnscrewing the soc et.

-Leading ont of a Asuitable 19- which 4is connected in the usual manner to the socket 16. This cable is conducted .back along the polep'or shaft to the vehicle .opening 1,8 r formed in the casing -10 is a two-wire cable p virashersthe held fixed-in the casing 1 10 whileat the same time they mia be readily removed byv body and is there connected to a suitable A battery or other vsource of power and is provided with aswitch so that the' light may be .turned on or olif as desired. This feature of. the device is not hereshown as the same Vterms no part of the invention', any ordinarybattery, switch and connections-being adapted to be used. 1 l

-The front end of the casing 1() is reduced and' threaded as at 20 and on this front end is secured a transparent closure 21, this closure being prefera bulls eye lens.

on the casing by means of a lens ring 22 screwed onto the portion 20 of the casing and this lens ring is of such dimensions that its outer surface is coter-minous with the outer surface of ythe body of the casing when so positioned.

lt is to be noted that the reflector .15 is free from contact with the easing and that the lamp is thus supported by the resilient washers so that the vibration of the casing will not injure either the lamp or reliector.

There has thus been provided'a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. Tn a device ot the cylindrical casingl adapted to engage the end of a. vehicle' shaft or pole, an annular flange extending around the inside of said casino kindv described, 'a

' intermediate its ends, an elastic washer held against said flange and having :L centrally from said flange, a reflector having a. lamp socket attached to one end, said socket being screwed into the opening in` the washer, and -transparent means to close the end of said casing.

In -a device ofthe kind described, a cylindrical easing adapted to engage the end of a vehicle. shaft or pole. an annular flange extending around the inside of said'` casing intermediate its ends, au elastic washer held bly what is termed a Thisdens is held in phsition against. said flange and having a centrally` disposed opening spaced from said Harige, a

'reflector having a lamp socket attached 'to one end, said socket being screwed-into the opening in the Washer, a lens closing the end of said casing, and a. lens ring screwed on sald casing to Vhold said lens in position.

3. In a device of the kind described, a

--cylindrical casing ada'pted to engage the end of a vehicle shaft or pole, an annular vIiange extending aro'undthe inside of said casing intermediate its ends, 'an elastic Washer held against said flange and having a. centrally disposed opening spaced from said. flange, a

reflector having a. lamp socket attached to one end, said socket being screwed into'the opening in the washer, a lens closing the I end of said casin a lens iing'screwed on said'casing to holv said lens in'position, and an incandescent lamp held in said socket.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signa.- ture, inpresenceof two' Witnesses. BOWEN'R. GOVER.

Witnesses: v L. S. LYDAY,

I. L. ARNOLD. 

